dronecowgirl:

Otto Marseus van Schrieck, A Forest Floor Still-Life (1666)
taf-art:

Illustration from a Tacuinum Sanitatis (14th century). 

omg i wish i could keep bees! not enough space in my yard though.
nataliakoptseva:

Jacob van Walscappelle - Flowers in a Glass Vase
Detail
beetle patterns. the colors are so wonderful!!
nkhvedelidze:

Willem van AelstVase of Flowers, 1658

so vibrant
mythologyofblue:

Joris Hoefnagel, Animalia Rationalia et Insecta, Flemish, 1575-1580. National Gallery of Art, Plate LIV. Images from here. 

so delicate, makes me think of the gallivespians

Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis), Plate XLIII by Joris Hoefnagel (Georg Hufnagel), c. 1575-1580Also

these little guys are adorable
In the library, getting distracted… - @emelineallen-
bees are the coolest: they have queens, their hives are built on a  hexagonal blueprint, they make honey. 
For summer explorations - @emelineallen- 
Opaque  by  andbamnan